Autographic register.



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A151? Lnum'IoNv FILED JUNI: a, 1902.

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wneoaco PATENTED JUNI: 2, 1903;

H. KONERMAN. AUTOGRAPHIG REGISTER.

APPLIoATIoN FILED JUNBQ. 1902- 2 sums-4111111172.

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Nrrsn Starts Patented June 2, 1903.

PATENT @Erica HARRY KONERMAN, OF NEWPORT, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR TO THEGLOBE REGISTERA-COMPANY, OF- CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION.

` `AUTQG RAPH icA R-i-:GlSTER-.jY Af' SPECIFICATION forming' part ofLetters Patent No. 729,942, dated.Julliev 2, 190.3;

Application tied June e, 1902. semi no. 110,774. (No modem' To. all whomit may concern: Be itA known that I, HARRY KONERMAN, citizen of theUnited States, residing at Newport, in the county of Kenton and State ofKentucky, have invented certain new and 1 useful Improvements inAutographic Registers, of which theA following is a specification.

My invention relates to au improvement in autographic registers of thetype shown in Letters Patent of the United States No. 566,620,- issnedto Williard B.Preston on the th day ofAugnst, 1896. Myinvention,however, has an improved mechanism for folding and storing therecord-strip. y

The features of myinvention are more fully set forth in the descriptionof the accompanying drawings, forming a partof this specification, inwhich'- Figure l is 'a top plan view of myimproved register. Fig. 2 is acentral vertical-section of the saine. Fig. 3 is a detailed view, partlyin section, showing the folding and storing mechanism in the initialposition. Fig. I

-is a similar view showing the final pesitioniv Fig. 5 is a detailedperspective viewof the clamping-tongue for the record-strip. Fig. 6 is adetailed View, partly in section, of the re'- ciprocatingfeeding-carriage. Fig. 7 is a detailed view, partly in section, of theyielding support in the storingcompartment. Fig. 8 is a detailed view ofthe latch for the reciprocat-ing carriage. Fig. 9 is a detail sectionalview showing the guideways for the traveling tongue.

A represents theregi-sterf rame; B,the writing-table; C, thedelivery-table; D, the storing-compartment.

l 2 `3 represent the three paper-rolls, passing, respectively, oversheaves 4 5 6 onto 'the writing and carbon table B. Strips l 2 passbetween the spring clamping members a b of the reciprocating carriageEfor feeding the strips l 2, the member b having the handle c and thespring d and pivot e, the same as in 4 5 carriage travels on ways'onthedelivery-table, and said delivery-table has the slots f, g, and h.

G represents a clamping-tongue for the rec- 5o ord-strip. It is providedwith end bearingthe said Preston Patent N o. 566,620.` This" rails H H,which ride on ways or recesses m, formed inthe side frame of theregister under the delivery-table. (See Fig. 9.) Said ways or recessesare provided with stops at zthe'initial end, so as to :limit the travelof the 55 "tongue, thus/positively determining its initial position.. II represent lugsprojected upward from said railsH H' throng-l1 slotsfihion' the delivery-table. This. tongue is` upwardly inclined,yielding, and bears against the ribs 6o o or the under face of vthedelivery-table, pointing toward the storingfcompartment D. Theclamping.. member a of the reciprocating carriage E,' being the undermember, is provided with forwardly-extending arms JJ, having inturnedends J' J,.the arms resting on the delivery-table. The front edge of theclamping member et and the inner edges yof these inturued ends J' J formshoulders which bear against the lugs I I. It is evident that 7o whenthe carriage is reciprocated on both the .forward and rearward travel itwill travel the distance 'represented by the V.space between f the endsof theseintu rnedl arms and the 4front edge of the clamping memberctbefore the lugs I I are engaged 'to*move"th'e clamping- .tongue forwardand back with lthe carriage.

The tongue has therefore a less motion in either direction than thereciprocating carriage, which means that the record-strip is 8o fed inshorter lengths than the strips l 2.

Q 1 represents a bracketdepended from member ct of the carriage throughthe slots f-h,'over theunder' side of whichbracket the record-strippasses. (See Figs. 2, 3, A tand 6.)

L represents a yielding platen mounted upon vertical guide-rods M M inthe storingcompartment D by means of springs N N. Thisplaten is a pieceof metal plate about the dimensions of the proposed folds of ythe 9orecordstrip. This platen is so` mounted on its guides as to have aslight rocking-movement laterally. Y -v A 1 Y O represents aspring-catch pivoted to the frame of the machine, at oneside'having 95 ashoulder which interlocks with a shoulder depended from the clampingmember or, of the reciprocating carriage at the initial position, asshown in Fig. 8. This catch may be released by depressing its handle P.

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Thestoring-compartment hasaverticalpartition p, having the opening s atthe top for the admission of the tongue in its reciprocation.

Mode of operation: The record-strip passes over the end of the writingtable, down around the bracket Q, up between the end of the tongue G andthe abutting ribs fu on the under face of the delivery-table C, into thetop of the storing-compartment D, between the rear end of it and therear end of the yielding platen L, by which it is held firmly inposition. This initial position is shown in Fig. 2. 'Ihe carriage E ismoved forward until the bracket Q engages the rear edge of the tongue G,the bracket Q, pushing the paper against the rear edge of tongue Gandclamping it thereto, as shown in Fig. 3. During the further forwardtravel of the carriage the portion of the strip between the yieldingplaten and the front end of the advancing tongue Gis pushed forward intoa loop 7', Fig. 3. The continued forward movement of the carriage E andthe tongue G enters the tongue in between -the yielding platen and theunder face of the delivery-table C, tucking in the loop r, making afoldand laying the paper upon the platen, which clamps said strip againstsaid abutting under side ot the delivery-table C. the carriage E is4moved backward it withdraws the bracket Q from engagement with the rearedge of the tongue G, because the tongue is not taken backward with thecarriage until the hook ends J J ot' the arms .I .I have been brought tobear against the lugs I I of the tongue. The platen is free to rockslightly forward as the tongue G rides over it and to rock backward asthe tongue rides off of it, the tongue being also slightly yielding,which insures perfect ease of engagement and disengagement, preventingall binding and giving a smooth movement to the folding operation. Itwill be observed that the tongue and yielding platen are movable intransverse planes, the said platen moving in a line perpendicular to thedelivery-table C, the tongue G moving in a line parallel therewith andbearing toward the Same. Each successive fold comparts the supportfurther and increases the compression of the folding. The tongue andplaten both (See Fig. 4.) As

bear against the under face of the table; but as the successive foldsare formed the platen is crowded down away from the table, leaving thefolds clamped upward against it. These ribs form antifriction-ways, onwhich the paper is fed forward during a portion of `the carriage travelin step movements bythe tongue. The ribs e form the preferredantifriction-ways on which the paper is carried by the tongue; but I donot wish to limit myself to this particular form except Where they areparticularly named in the claims.

Having described my invention, I claiml. In an autographic register, adeliverytable, a reciprocating feed-carriage for feeding the detachablestrip mounted thereon, a tongue under the table mounted on ways parallelthereto, connections between the carriage and tongue adapted toreciprocate the tongue, a yielding platen, and antifrictionribs formedon the under side of the deliverytable toward which said tongue normallybears, the said record-strip being fed foward along said ribs by thetongue, clamped against the under side of said table by said platen, andheld in position during the return travel of the tongue, substantiallyas described.

2. In an autographic register, a deliverytable the under side of whichis provided with antifrictional way-surfaces, a reciprocating carriagethereon, a storage-compartment under the table, a platen therein movabletransversely to the table, a guide under the table parallel therewith, areciprocating tongue mounted thereon and bearing against the undersurfaces of said table, the strip to be recorded being pressed bysaidtongue directly against said antifrictional way-surfaces, interlockingdevices between said carriage and tongue adapted to be engaged andreleased during the carriage travel, and interlockingdevices adapted toclamp the record-strip against the tongue during the forward travel,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

HARRY KONERMAN.

XVitnesses:

OLtvEn B. Knielen, IDA J. LUCAS.

